“…Acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 related kidney injuries are now a well-established potential development of the infection with relevant consequences both in the native and transplant setting [ 6 , 24 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ]. Indeed, more than 40% of COVID-19 hospitalized patients have presented laboratory evidence of kidney injury (i.e., albuminuria, proteinuria, hematuria, increased creatininemia and BUN, and reduced eGFR), eventually leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) and requiring kidney replacement therapy [ 46 , 53 , 54 ].…”